Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday hailed the “
historic
”
victory
of Joe Biden, who was his vice-president, in the race for the White House.
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“
We're lucky Joe has what it takes to be president and is already behaving like one. Because when he enters the White House in January, he will face a series of extraordinary challenges that no new president has ever known: a raging pandemic, an unequal economy and justice system, a democracy in danger. and a climate in danger,
”the first black president of the United States said in a statement.